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I need help! I work for a group of 5 Retina surgeons in Alabama. In May we had one of our physcians pass away. We are sending Christmas cards this year and want to include his name on the card along with the living doctor’s name. My questions is how would i do that to list all the doctors names and also list the deceased doctor’s name?
Thanks for your help
Angie
“The Retina Surgery Group wishes you and yours a most happy holiday season, and at this special time of year, deeply miss and remember our valued (or beloved) colleague, Dr. Edward Jones.” Then list the remaining partners’ names.
Be sure to send one to Dr. Jones’s widow/family.
is it rude to share food in a restaurant? I was admonished by a friend for putting a piece of my fish on a bread plate and passing it to my husband.
It is perfectly fine to share food, as long as it is done unobtrusively. Your solution is the best of the options. Always use a clean fork, either your own, or the recipient’s. If a bread plate is not available, place the morsel on the recipient’s plate. A lot of back and forth is not good, but a quiet exchange can be one of the perks of dining out. And it goes without saying that one should never help one’s self to another’s plate.
I’d have a harder time with someone admonishing a polite diner than the act of the sharing itself.
Yeah, MGoodman is right on, it’s not rude. Maybe your friend was concerned about the restaurant’s policy on sharing. Some ask that you request a separate plate and then charge you for it (or do a true split by asking the kitchen). In that case, the restaurant might see you as sneaking.
It’s not at all rude to share food in a restaurant. Just make sure you handle it unobtrusively– which it sounds like you did. Using a plate to conduct the transfer is good manners.
When signing christmas cards for 3 Doctors, what is proper?
Dr. John Doe
Dr. Snow Doe
Dr. Dear Doe
& Staff
Or
John Doe, D.M.D.
Snow Doe, D.M.D.
Dear Doe, D.M.D.
& Staff
Or
Drs. John Doe, Snow Doe, Dear Doe & Staff
Your second choice is correct. However, if they use something like “The Doe Medical Group,” that would be even better. In that case no “& Staff” would be necessary.